Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

ActorWriter Dec 31 (died age 62) Runnels, Texas, USA 1921–1948 (27 year career)
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Willard Robertson (January 1, 1886 – April 5, 1948) was an American actor and writer. He appeared in 147 films between 1924 and 1948. He was born in Runnels, Texas and died in Hollywood, California. Willard Robertson first worked as a lawyer in Texas, but he left his profession for a sudden interest in acting. He appeared on Broadway in 16 plays between 1907 and 1930. Robertson played supporting roles in many Hollywood films from 1930 until the year he die…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (129)

Movies (129)

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

1948

as Mr. Ashcroft

7.1
Fury at Furnace Creek

Fury at Furnace Creek

1948

as Gen. Leads

6.0
Deep Valley

Deep Valley

1947

as Sheriff Akers

5.6
My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette

1947

as Prison Warden

6.6
Renegades

Renegades

1946

as Nathan Brockway

5.2
To Each His Own

To Each His Own

1946

as Dr. Hunt

6.9
The Virginian

The Virginian

1946
6.0
Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey

1946

as Zachary Montgomery

6.1
Perilous Holiday

Perilous Holiday

1946

as Graeme

Along Came Jones

Along Came Jones

1945

as Luke Packard

5.6
Nine Girls

Nine Girls

1944

as Capt. Brooks

5.3
No Time for Love

No Time for Love

1943

as Construction Company President (uncredited)

6.8
The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943

as Sheriff Risley

7.7
Air Force

Air Force

1943

as Colonel at Hickam Field

6.5
Background to Danger

Background to Danger

1943

as 'Mac' McNamara

6.6
Juke Girl

Juke Girl

1942

as Mister Just

6.5
Wake Island

Wake Island

1942
5.8
Texas

Texas

1941

as Rancher Wilson

6.5
The Night of January 16th

The Night of January 16th

1941

as Inspector Donegan

5.0
I Wanted Wings

I Wanted Wings

1941

as Judge Advocate

5.4
The Monster and the Girl

The Monster and the Girl

1941

as Lieutenant Strickland

5.7
Men of the Timberland

Men of the Timberland

1941

as Tim MacGregor

Remember the Night

Remember the Night

1940

as Francis X. O'Leary

7.3
Brigham Young

Brigham Young

1940

as Heber Kimball

4.4
Lucky Cisco Kid

Lucky Cisco Kid

1940

as Judge McQuade

5.6
My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee

1940

as Uncle John

6.4
North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

1940

as Supt. Harrington

6.4
Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

1940

as Ragan

6.8
Jesse James

Jesse James

1939

as Clarke

6.5
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939

as Lang

6.8
Heritage of the Desert

Heritage of the Desert

1939

as Henchman Nebraska

5.8
Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939

as Oakes Ames

6.6
Main Street Lawyer

Main Street Lawyer

1939

as John Ralston

2.0
Range War

Range War

1939

as Buck Collins

4.0
Two Bright Boys

Two Bright Boys

1939

as Clayton

My Son Is a Criminal

My Son Is a Criminal

1939

as Tom Halloran Sr.

Men with Wings

Men with Wings

1938

as Col. Hadley

5.0
Kentucky

Kentucky

1938

as Bob Slocum

5.8
You and Me

You and Me

1938

as Dayton

6.5
Torchy Gets Her Man

Torchy Gets Her Man

1938

as Charles Gilbert

5.6
Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

1938

as Inspector Sullivan

4.9
Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

1938

as Walter Rhodes

7.0
Exclusive

Exclusive

1937

as Mr. Franklin

6.0
Hot Water

Hot Water

1937

as Dr. Enfield

5.0
Larceny on the Air

Larceny on the Air

1937

as Inspector 'Mac' McDonald

5.0
This Is My Affair

This Is My Affair

1937

as George Andrews

7.3
Park Avenue Logger

Park Avenue Logger

1937

as Ben Morton

6.0
Roaring Timber

Roaring Timber

1937

as Harrigan

5.0
The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

1937

as Matt Peasely

5.8
John Meade's Woman

John Meade's Woman

1937

as Man

That Girl from Paris

That Girl from Paris

1936

as Immigration Officer (uncredited)

6.5
Winterset

Winterset

1936

as Policeman in the Square

5.7
I Married a Doctor

I Married a Doctor

1936

as Guy Pollock

4.7
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1936

as Captain Winthrop

6.3
The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

as Secretary Ingham

5.3
Three Godfathers

Three Godfathers

1936

as Reverend McLane

6.9
The First Baby

The First Baby

1936

as Dr. Clarke

Dangerous Waters

Dangerous Waters

1936

as Bill MacKeechie

4.5
The Man Who Lived Twice

The Man Who Lived Twice

1936

as Logan

6.7
Wanted: Jane Turner

Wanted: Jane Turner

1936

as Walter Davies

5.3
Straight from the Heart

Straight from the Heart

1935

as District Attorney

The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead

1935

as Uncle Jed

Transient Lady

Transient Lady

1935

as Ed Goring

5.5
O'Shaughnessy's Boy

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

1935

as Dan Hastings

6.0
Dante's Inferno

Dante's Inferno

1935

as Inspector Harris

6.2
His Night Out

His Night Out

1935

as J.J. Trent

Forced Landing

Forced Landing

1935

as Martin Byrd

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

1935

as Grigsby, the Process Server

6.3
Laddie

Laddie

1935

as Mr. John Stanton

Oil for the Lamps of China

Oil for the Lamps of China

1935

as Speaker

7.3
Have a Heart

Have a Heart

1934

as Mr. Schauber

7.0
Let's Talk It Over

Let's Talk It Over

1934

as Dr. Preston

Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning

1934

as Everett Marshall

6.8
Mills of the Gods

Mills of the Gods

1934

as Thomas

He Was Her Man

He Was Her Man

1934

as Police Captain

6.2
Here Comes the Navy

Here Comes the Navy

1934

as Executive Officer

5.9
Upperworld

Upperworld

1934

as Police Captain Reynolds

6.3
One Is Guilty

One Is Guilty

1934

as Wells Deveroux

2.7
I'll Tell the World

I'll Tell the World

1934

as Hardwick

Elinor Norton

Elinor Norton

1934

as Ranch Foreman

6.0
The Secret Bride

The Secret Bride

1934

as Representative Grosvenor

5.9
Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady

1934

as District Attorney

6.2
Housewife

Housewife

1934

as Judge Edwin A. Matthews

7.1
Death on the Diamond

Death on the Diamond

1934

as Cato

7.0
Two Alone

Two Alone

1934

as George Marshall

7.0
Operator 13

Operator 13

1934

as Captain Channing

5.8
Dark Hazard

Dark Hazard

1934

as Bill 'Billy' Fallen

5.4
Whirlpool

Whirlpool

1934

as Morrison

5.9
Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby

1934
Murder in the Private Car

Murder in the Private Car

1934

as Hanks

5.3
Roman Scandals

Roman Scandals

1933

as Warren Finley Cooper

5.7
Ever in My Heart

Ever in My Heart

1933

as Kennel Caretaker

5.3
Female

Female

1933

as Department Head (Uncredited)

6.2
Supernatural

Supernatural

1933

as Prison Warden

6.1
Lady Killer

Lady Killer

1933

as Detective Conroy

6.9
Central Airport

Central Airport

1933

as Havana Airport Manager

6.1
Tugboat Annie

Tugboat Annie

1933

as Red Severn

7.2
Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny

1933

as Police Capt. Tom

6.5
Trick for Trick

Trick for Trick

1933

as Dr. Frank Fitzgerald

Destination Unknown

Destination Unknown

1933

as Joe Shano

Wild Boys of the Road

Wild Boys of the Road

1933

as Captain of Detectives

6.8
East of Fifth Avenue

East of Fifth Avenue

1933

as Dr. Morgan

5.7
Another Language

Another Language

1933

as Harry Hallam

6.3
The Famous Ferguson Case

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932

as Sheriff

6.2
Doctor X

Doctor X

1932

as Detective O'Halloran

6.0
Wild Girl

Wild Girl

1932

as Red Pete

6.0
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

as Prison Board Chairman

7.8
Virtue

Virtue

1932

as Detective MacKenzie

6.5
Call Her Savage

Call Her Savage

1932

as Pete Springer

5.5
If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932

as Fred - Glidden Associate (uncredited)

6.6
The Gay Caballero

The Gay Caballero

1932

as Major Lawrence Blount

Tom Brown of Culver

Tom Brown of Culver

1932

as Capt. White

5.2
Okay, America!

Okay, America!

1932

as Bit Role

5.3
Steady Company

Steady Company

1932

as Pop Henley

The Texas Bad Man

The Texas Bad Man

1932

as Millard Keefe

1.0
The Rider of Death Valley

The Rider of Death Valley

1932

as Bill Joyce

7.0
The Broken Wing

The Broken Wing

1932

as Sylvester Cross

5.0
Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

1932

as Capt. E.J. Hawkes

5.7
Guilty as Hell

Guilty as Hell

1932

as Police Sgt. Alcock

5.8
The Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid

1931

as Enos Hankins

5.9
Shanghaied Love

Shanghaied Love

1931

as Newman

Sooky

Sooky

1931

as Herbert Skinner

1.0
Graft

Graft

1931

as E. T. Scudder

3.7
Silence

Silence

1931

as Phil Powers

7.5
Skippy

Skippy

1931

as Herbert Skinner

6.1
Fair Warning

Fair Warning

1931

as Tex Calder

The Lawyer's Secret

The Lawyer's Secret

1931

as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

5.8
The Last of the Duanes

The Last of the Duanes

1930

as Texas Ranger Captain

3.0
Daughters of the Night

Daughters of the Night

1924

as Prof. Woodbury